u.s. state department issued a statement making their reservations about president morsey crystal clear and basically stating that the entire idea of the arab spring was the opposite of what's happening in egypt. the state department says, quote: one of the aspirations of the revolution was to ensure that power would not be overly concentrated in the hands of any one person or institution. the current constitutional vacuum in egypt only resolved by checks and balances and fundamental freedoms, individual rights and rule of law consistent with egypt's international commitment. u.s. officials have also said president morsey's power grab came as a surprise so close to him helping broker peace in gaza. according to a reuters wire that just crossed, this is a quote. egypt's highest judicial authority says president morsey's decree is unprecedented attack on judicial independence. now we wait and see what happens next. >> who was that statement from. >> that's from egypt's highest judicial autho